Skiving machine



C. E` JONES SKIVTNG MACHINE May 13, -1 930.

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. ATTORNEY May 13, 1930. Q E- JONES 1,758,402

SKIVING MACHINE Filed March s, 192.7 6 sheets-sheet 3 WITNESSES; INVENTOR:

Q2 61ml@ .f By SE ai@ C. E. JONES sK'IvING MACHINE May 13, 1930.

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ATTORNEY.

May 13, 1930.

C. E. JONES SKIVING MACHINE Filed March 8, 1927 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 4 INVENTOR:

. 25 was produced, it was Patented May 13, 1930 paraat rrc f J y CHARLES n. JONES, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA` sxivnve MAcHINE s Application fue Maren s,

l My invention yrelates to slriving machines and more particularly to a machine adapted to shave the edges of leatherV in order, that such edges may be foldedL back upon ;them- 5 selves to produce a seam no thicker than the Y body of the leather. i

I am aware that slriving machines have been in use for a number ofyears but, to the best 2 of'my knowledge, no machine has ever been 4lo produced which will sk'ive the edges of a piece of leather whose outlineis irregular.

One of the objects ofmy invention'isto provide a machine which'will skivel theV edges of a piece of leather regardless ofthe irregu `15 larity of its outline.

ln thel manufacture of certain styles of shoes, it is customary to cut holes in the leatherfand, in some cases, to place a piece of differ- -A ent colored leather behind such openings'in ..20 order to provide a contrast of color. In the better grade of shoes, itis customary to skive and fold the edges ofthe leather around these openings in order that the raw'edges of theV leather will not show and, until my 'machine 4 necessary to` do such slriving by hand.y y f v Anotherobject of my invention is to provide a machine which willskive the edges around apertures in lea-ther in order that suoli :ze edges may be folded over to forinv seams no thicker than the body of the leather.

Still another obj ect of my invention is to provide a skiving machine which willbe compact and'occupy but little bench or floor space V35 and which will be capable of producinga large quantity of work with the consumption of a comparatively small amount of'power. Y

These objects, and other advantageous ends which 'will be described hereinafter, l attain 4.0 in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a front'elevation, and Figure 2 a top plan view of alslrivi'ng machine embodying my invention. y

Figure 3 is an elevation of the left hand enf of the machine shown in Figures 1 and' 2, an t Figure 4 a .fragmentary sectional view,

partly in full, taken substantially on line 50 on Figure 1. l

1927. seriar No. 173,622.

ly exaggerated.,k v A y 'Figurer 12 is a view similar to Figure 11 but showing amethod of making a beveled skive ;`v .165 the'thickness of the leather and the tiltof the cutting ydiskbeing exaggerated.

Figure 13 showsa piece` of leather'having skived edges around .an aperture therein.

Referring now more Vin detail tothe draw-p70 ings, the machinehas a base 15, from whichy a mainframe 1.6 extends upwardly and has a U-shap'edzb'earing17 secured thereto in which n .is rotatable a shaft 18 carrying a loose pulley 19 and fixed pulleys 20 and 21 between the two 75 parts of the bearing. One end ofshaftlS ex" tends` beyondbearing 17 and hasfixed thereon a pulley 22 abutting the end of the bearing .and a beveled gear 23 abutting'the pulley.

Gear 23 meshes with a beveled gear 261 fixedso to a vertical shaft 25 rotatable in adivided bearing 26 secured to the side oflmain frame 16. YBetween the two bearing portions, apulley 27 is fixed to shaft 25 and carries a belt 28 which also engages a Vpulley 29 fixedv on, a35 spindle 30 rotatable, in a divided bearing 31.

YA cutting disl l32 issecuredto'the `lower end of spindle 30 and a collar33 is xedtoits upper end',preferably byhaving a tapered pin insertedthrough holes in the shaft andcollar-{JO Y respectively.

, A guard bear1ng-34 is journaled on spindle 30 immediately below collar, 33 and, whenl in itslowermost position, restsonI the top of bearing 3 1.v An extension135 isV forme'dfon '95 bearingV 311 and hasfan adjusting screw36 ro-A tatable therein and 'threaded into thetop of` `bearing 31.k Screw. l36'is held against axial -movement through bearing 34 by means fof a v Shoulder .37 and a Collar `3 8 disposed-at'elther 10U 84 extends and is threaded in frame 16. v Slot 83 is providedin orderthat bearing '48 and lits associated parts may be movedutwardly as will` be later described. Shaft 44 is movl able vertically in bearing `48 which is provided with a cap 85 resting on the top of shaft 44and tending to hold same in its lower position by the action of spring 79; cap 85 being held against lateral movement by fitting be- A'tween the sides of bearing 48. Itwill be noted v thatshaft44 is reduced .in diameter adj acent roller 46v and that bearing V48 and capk85 are "bored to accommodate this reduced portion so that shaft 44 is held, against axialmovement f Yrelativelyv to bearing 48 by thel shoulders thus formed on the shaft and in the bearing. abutlting each other andfbythe end of roller 46 abutting the end 86 of bearing 48. Y.

End 8.6 of bearing48 is normally in'linelwith the transverse'centerlinelof wheelg58vand its lower; edge extends below roller 46 and acts as a guide for the edge lofthe, leather which lisbet ing skived. Foot 7 8 is secured to or formed on bearing 48 so that its left .hand edgeyasxin Figure 8, coincides with end 86 and the top of foot 78, as well'vas the adjacent corner of bearing 48, is roundedv so that the leathermay fbereadi'ly led f romthe `top of foot 7 8'along end' 86 tol thecutting disk 32, as shown at 87 'in Figure 8. In order that spring79-lwill not press feed roller. 46 against tliesupporting wheel `whenfthere isV nov leather v inter- 1 posed between them, I provide a-n-eXtension 88 on bearing cap 85 andthre'ad'therethrough a thumb screw 89,1sfee Figurey 9, the end of which bears against-bearing 48,.. Ifit were not for thumb screw, 89fit would be difficult Y to` introduce leather' *betweenlfeed roller 46 and supporting wheel 58. v '1;' i As feed roller'46 must 'move vertically to allow for dierent thicknesses of leather,

-jforme'don frame16. f

Leather 76 is bentdownwardly Aalong the bearing'47 must beso mounted that itwill swivel slightly to accommodate .fthe vertical VVmovementofvshaft '44., Thisis accomplished Vby making therear end ofbearing47 cylindrical, vcutting fine threads. thereon and then screwing. the bearing into a projection 47L face 90 of supporting wheel `58 `ata point adl jacent cutting disk 321 so'that the width of the skive will be equ'altoapproximately one half-'the width'ofwheel;58..,. This isf accomplished by a U-shap'ed guide member 91'bolted to, thetop offbearing-cap 85 andy having its f. lower,portionj 92 disposed near face 90 Zof the supporting wheel. The bottom of port-ion `92` 1 istapered from the front torear and thebottorny p art ofL its c free Vend rounded, as yshown ,in Figure 9, inorderthatuthere will beno square edges to `marthe leather being skived a orto impede its progress through the mai` chinef The bolt, which. 4securesfguide member `91 Yto bearing cap 85,2 passes through a lslot ,Qintheftop ofthesguifde member, seeFigure 8, so that the distance between the end of portion 92 and face 90 of supporting wheel 58 may be varied to accommodatedifferent thicknesses ofleather.

In order that-the leather being skived will'v be kept out of contact with cutting disk 32, Y

except at the point where the skiving is done,

VIvprovide a flat guard 94adjacent theunder 32 israised or'lowered, by. means of guard side of Vdisk 82 and supported by arod 95, Y

secured to guard bearing 34 so that whenvdisk 75 bearing34 and adjusting screw 36, guard 94V will movewith it.

' When a piece of leather` fed through the machine as above described, a shaving of a width equal to the distance between face 90 and end 86 will be cut-from the leather so that, when theportion ofA leatherA bent over by guide member 91 isr raised to the same plane as the skived portion, va substantially square A shouldered skive, such as is shown inFigure 11, will be formed. In skiving they edges around an aperture in a piece of: leather, foot 78 will prevent the leather from being drawn too far into the machine and end 86 will guide the material so that a skiveis'made inv the proper location. l/ith this arrangement, the

edges of an aperture may be quickly and neatly skived regardless ofthe size or shape of the aperture, which operation has here-A tofore been impossible. f yAssuming that the machine is supplied with powerand that it is desired to skive the edges of an opening in a piece of leather, the pedal on rod 72 should be operated'to lower wheel 58, the leather inserted between wheel158 and roller 46 until the edge of the aperture can will be -cut 0E that portion ofthe leatheron if `the periphery of the wheel 58'as`itV is fed against Vdisk 32. .The operator works the leather over foot 78, keeping the portion next to disk 82 against lend 86 while allowing roller 46 and wheel 58 Vto feed the leather toward leather. i'sthin and flexible 'and can easily be distortedby the operator inwerking lsame over foot 78 and that guardk 94 deflectsfthe leather away from cuttingdisk 32k as fast as it is skived.` In this manner, the edgesof an aperture may be readily skived, regardless ,disnea It is to be `un,derstmd that the of the contour of the aperture. In skiving the louter edges of a pieceof leather,it Vis y held'agafinst entl 86 asit is fedfbetweenroller `461 and wheel 58. l

Inthis connection it is to be borne' in mind that thespace on both sides of the wheel-58 "immediatelybeneath thejdisc 32 is clear andv u'nobscured'- permittingfthe leather to be theskiving of the leather along one side of v an aperture such as is shown in Figure 13 has been completed,the leather will beprevented from advancing further by the foot 78.'

tendv tol cause theleather to beirotated-to the right (viewing'the machine as presented in Fi'gurel); This tendency is materially aided by the peculiar knurling of the roller 46 which is suchas to tend to pull the leather toward `the end or shoulder 86. This shoulder, as set forthabove, `prevents further progress of the edge being operated upon by the disc 32, but Y f after the edge has been skived the leather may L `fully turn aboutthe foot 8 for the reasons set forthabove. "The unfinished side ofthe leather is presented to the roller 46' and the leather ispres'sed downwardly over the edge of wheel58 `by the guide member 91..

l/Vith the freedoln provided asoutlined Habove,'the.leatherfmaybe turned at will by l the attendant without in any manner niarring or injuring theu leather. ln consequence, an

aperture of any shape andan Vedgehowever irregular' maybe skived without injuring the work. VAlso, owing to the tendency of the knurled roller 46 to move the edge being operated on laterally thereof toward thefend i" of the aperture to tion, and soon.

should? be noted.V The foot extends down-- 86,1there Vwill be atendency of the edge to f be fed to theright after it passes this end and a consequent drawingof the next edge be operated on, into posi- In this connection, the shape ofthe foot 7 8 as .shown Vin` dotted linesV iny vligure 10 ward in? conformityto the periphery of the wheel 58,` and therefore presents no obstruc- "tion to the turning. of the leather.

With regard'to the specific knurling of the roller 46 by whicha feed is obtained tending to maintain'the edge of the leather being i i' i skived against .theend shoulder 86',l it will be seen,by examination of Figuresl, 4, Y5 and 9 that the ridgesof the knurling are inthe` nature of spirals `46fthe courseof `which is upward toward the end 86', as viewedv from the front. In "consequence, as the roller 46 is "rotated clockwise and the wheelk 58 counterfclo'ckwise considering the rollers as viewed in Figure 3 the ridges on wheel 46 will tend to force-the vleather toward the right as viewed in Figure 1, thusre'ndering the skiving action somewhat automatic' as totheman'ltena'ncel of tapered or beveled, as shown" in Figure12,

and to attain this end I mount bearing 31 o n asupport 96 which is held in selected posi- Y. tions by means of abolt 97 passing through -a 4slot 98andbeing secured' in frame 16;

bearing: 31 being pivoted` to main frame `16 by a pin 99y disposed opposite the center line of spindlel and near. the'center of the lower half of bearing 31. By looseningbolt 97,

4 A e lbearing 3lra'nd supportv 96` may Ibe swung on The pull on the leather by the wheel 58and l `the roller '46 will, under these circumstances,

pin 99 and thus tilt cuttingdisk 32, relatively to supporting wheel 58, and thus allow a beveled cutfbeing taken from the edge of VVthe leather, as shown inFigure 12. f

v vBy tilting`v spindle 30, thefcenter of the cutting disk is moved from the center line of supporting wheel 58. The set screwsin gear 54 andfcollar 59 may be loosened and shaft 55 Vmoved longitudinally to bring supporting v wheel 58 into effective position relative to diskv 32.` Bolt 84 may then be loosened and 4bearing 48 moved longitudinally to bring feed roller 46 into position relative to wheel 58; pinion 45, being of 'greater widththan gear 54, does not need to be moved. While thewidth of` a square shouldered skive is determined by the distance between end 86 vofibearing148 and face 90 of wheel 58,`the

widthjof a beveled skive is also determined by the tilt of disk 32. Y As it is important that cutting disk 32 be provided with a keen edge at'all times,I pro- *107, secured to the rear facel of frame 16, and

may be rocked by means of a handle 108 formed integral with' arm106* and held in selected positions by means of a toothed member and latch arrangement 109.

When it is desired to operate emery wheel 100, handleV 108 is raised which will cause arm 106 to move outwardly and downwardly and bring pulleys 105 in engagement with belt103", thus putting tension on the belt and Acausing itto rotate pulley 104. Shaft 101 is Vmounted at an rangle to spindle 130`so that the Vedge ofthe emery wheel will grind the edge of cutting disk 32 tothe proper bevel. Emery wheel 100' may be brought into and out of Vcontact with "cutting disk 32 by means 'of an adjusting screw 110 rotatable in a support 111 which is rotatably 'mounted on shaft 101'and held against Vaxial movement vthereon by co1- lars 112' fixed toshaft 101 and'disposedat either side of support 111. Adjusting screw 110 is threaded into bearing 102 and has a collar'and a'hub disposed at either sidevof support 111 so that turning thev adjusting screw will raise or lower support 111 and conf sequently bring emery wheel 100 into or out of contact with cutting disk 32.

- While I- have described the principle of` my invention relative to particular form, itl

will be understood thatjmodicatijons may be made Without departing from .the spirit thereof, and henceI do not limitmyself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I `am atliberty to make such changes andv alterations as fairly come within the scope .of the appended claims.

I claimzf l 1.v A skivingvmachine including Ya frame, av

cutting disk rotatably mounted in the frame,

vasupporting wheel rotatable below and at right anglesto the axis of the disk, la feed l roller rotatable adjacentith'e supporting wheel, and means for adjusting the support-- Ving wheel andfeed roller-longitudinally of their axes. Y o

2. A skiving machine including a frame, a spindle rotatable in the frame, a knife,

having a movable cutting edge, secured to the spindle, a supporting wheel vrotatable in porting wheel and against the Yedge of the f right vangles close proximity to the cutting edge, a feed roller rotatable adjacent the supporting wheel, a guard bearing on the spindle, means secured to the bearing for ymoving theknife toward and from the lsupporting wheel, and

f a knifeguard supported/by the bearing and movable with the knife.

3. Amachine for skiving leather including a frame, a cutting .disk rotatable in the frame, a supporting wheel rotatable in close proximity to lthe edge of theV cutting disk, a feed roller adapted to feed leather over the supcutting disk, means for raising and lowering the disk, a guard beneath'thedisk. and movable therewith, and means for adjusting the j supporting wheel/and feed roller longitudinally of their axes. Y f. n

4. A machine for skiving leather including a frame, a cutting disk rotatable in the frame,

a supporting wheel rotatable below and. at to the edge of the cutting disk,

' a feed roller adapted to feedleather overv the supporting wheel and against the edge of the cutting disk, and means f orvv adjusting the supporting wheel and feed roller longitudinally of :their aXes. 1 A j e f* 'l 5. A machine for skiving leather including a frame, a cutting disk rotatable in the frame, a supporting wheel rotatable' in close proximity'tothe edge ofthe cutting disk, aLb'earingl mounted. on thefframe adj acentthe supporting wheel, 'afidrivenfeed rollerrota'table in the bearing, and a guide on the bearingV adapted to V'bend the leather overthe edge of the supporting'wheel. r :u

6. In a skiving machine having a frame, a cutting disk V,rotatable Vtherein Vand' aV supporting wheelV rotatable adjacent the edge of the cutting disk, a bearing mounted on' the frame adjacent the supporting wheeha guiding face formed onthe bearing, a guide mounted on the bearing and overlapping the outer face of the supporting wheel, and.: aV

driven feed rollerrotatable in the bearing.k

.7., In a skiving machine having a frame, va cutting disk rotatable therein anda support# ing Wheel rotatable adjacent the edge of the cutting disk, a bearing mounted on the frame adjacent 'the supporting Wheel, a guiding face formed on the bearing, a guide, mounted Vonthev bearing andqoverlapping the outer faceo'f the supporting wheel, astop on the bearing'aligning with the guidingface, and a 'driven feed roller rotatable rin the bearingr.

i 8. In a skiving machine having aframe, a cutting disk rotatable thereinand a supporting wheel rotatable adjacent the edgerof the cutting disk, a bearing mounted on theframe adjacent the supporting wheel, a guiding face formed on the bearing, a guide mounted on the bearingk and overlapping the outer face of the supporting wheel, a driven feed roller rotatable in; thev bearing, means for raising and lowering the feed roller, and means for limiting the downward movement thereof.

9. In a` skiving machine having a frame, a

cutting diskrotatable. therein and a sup-1 Y porting wheel rotatableV adjacent the edge of the cutting disk, a bearing pivoted on the frame, a bearing bolted to the frame, a shaft rotatable in said bearings, a feed roller liXed on'the shaftin close proximityto thesupporting wheel, a loose cap on the bolted bearing wherebythe shaft may move transversely thereof, a spring engaging the loose cap and tendingtohold saidshaft against@- tlie shaft.AV

transversemovement,:and means for rotating` v10'.j In a skiving machine having a frame,a cutting. disk rotatable therein and a sup-` porting" wheel rotatable adjacent -thew edge ofthe cutting 'disk,."a bearing pivoted on-'the` frame," a bearing fadjustablybolted to `:the

frame, a shaftrotatable in said bearings and' slidable in the Ypivotedibearingga feed'roll'er fixed on" the shafta'djacent the supporting wheel, and means j on ythe shafty and -bolted bearing i for' holding them V:in:Y fixed relation axially of one another.

joint, on 'the `other end `of the shaft, a bearing rockably mounted on the frame, fa i pulley shaftjl-otatable in the rockable bearing and iio ' 12. In a 1 14. A machine having one endc'onnected'to-the universal joint, a pulleyonzthe other endof the pulley shaft, .and means `for raising and lowering the pulley.

skivinginachine having a frame, a cutting disk rotatable therein anda supporting AWheel"rotatable adjacent the edge of the cutting disk, bearings on the frame, avroller shaft rotatable in the bearings, a feed roller ,fixed oli one end of the roller shaft adjacent-the Supporting Wheel, a universalljoint onv the other end of the shaft,

plulley'shaft rotatable in the `rockable bearing and having-one endconnected to the universal joint,lapulley on theiother endi of bearing, spring vencircling the rod and tending toholdsaidrockable bearing 1n its uppermost posit1on,"and a pedal forvjactuis. A maehinafoaskiving rather ineluding a frame,a cutting d-iskrotatable inthe traine, a supporting Wheel rotatable adjacent the. edge of the cutting disk, and a feed roller adapted tofeed leatherover. the Wheel and against the edge .of the disk, said feed roller-and supporting Wheel; being axially adjustable; .l

for skiving leather includinga freine, a cutting disk rotatable in the fraine, a supporting Wheel'rotatableV adjacent supportingwheelonthe shaftand disposedbearing. i i, j s Y n "`-.16.1;In askiving; machinehaving a base, a

the periphery ofv thewheel, and a feed roller Vcooperating with the supporting. vvheel .to feedfleather `to the disk, said cutting diskY beingl angularly adjustable relative to the supportingjvvheel, and said supporting Wheel' being 4horizontally adjustable relative to the cutting disk.V a

l5.` In a skiving, machine having a base, a fra-nie, a cutting disk rotatable in the frame, and a `feed roller rotatable adjacent the edge of the cutting disk, a bearing pivoted on the ,Y

frame, a post on the base, a bearing slidable in the fpost, a shaft rotatablegin said bearings, a-

b'elowfthe' feed roller, and cutting disk, and means for. raising;andlowering-` the sliding u frarne,-1acuttingdiskrotatablein the frame,

anda feed roller rotatable adjacent the edge of the cutting dis`ka bearingpivoted on the frame, fa post on the base, la bearing above the post, a neck formed on the bearing and slidl able in thepost, a` shaftl rotatable in said bear.- s ingsa supporting Wheel on the shaft and d1s.

posedvbelow the' feed roller andcutting disk,

`a cam shaft rockable inthe post and supporting the neck, and Ineans for rocking the cam Shaft-4 A f 17 .Y In a skivinginachinerhavinga base, a

- fra-me, a cutting disk rotatable in the frame, f andafeed roller rotatabley adjacent the edgeV of the cutting disk', a bearing pivoted onthe fraiiie, apost on thebase, a bearing abovethe post, a neck formed .on the bearing and slidablein'` the post, a shaft rotatable in said bear-` ings, a supporting Wheel on the shaftand disposed belo'vv the feedroller and cutting disk,

a cani shaftrockable in the post and supporting the neck, a crank on the cain shaft, a lever Y hinged to thecrank and pivoted on the base7 a r'odfhingedtothe other end of the lever, and a pedallconnected tothe rod for raising and lowering same. i i A j i 18; In a skiving machine having a base, ai franie,a'cutting disk rotatable in the frame,- and feed roller rotatable adjacent the edge ofthe cutting disk, abearingpivoted onf-the frame, a post on the base, a ybearingabove the post, a neck formed on'the bearingfandslidablein-thepost, a shaftrotatableinsaid bearingsya supporting Wheel on. the shaftand dis posed below the feed roller and cuttingdisk, a cani shaftrockable in the postl 'andfsupporting the neck, a' crank on the cani shaft, a lever hinged-f to the crank and pivoted ony the base,

airodhinged to the other end of the lever, aV pedal connected to the rod for raising and lowering saine, and a spring connected to the postf-andr to the neck for drawing said neck dovvnWardly,-the lever, crank and v@am beingv so designed that `the supporting Wheel Wil-l remainin itsiupperrnostposition against the action ofsaid spring 19. Ina skiving machine having a base,a

frame, acutting disk rotatable in the frame, andA a fee'drollerrotatable adjae'entthe edge ofthey cutting disk, a bearing pivoted on the frame, a post on the basega stem slidable in the post, a bearing abovethe post, a neck for'ine'd onv the bearing and tiltable in the steni a shaft'rotatable in said bearings, a'supporti.

ingw'vheel on the shaft and disposed below the feed roller and cutting. disk,` ya cam; shaft Til rockablein the post andgsupportingthe stein,

and ineans for rockingthe cani shaft.

20.1 machine Yforskiving :leather `including a; frame, a cutting disk rotatable in the f'raineta supporting Wheel rotatable adjacent.

the edge of the cutting disk, pedali operated means forl raising and loWer-ingthe support- .Y ing Wheelta Vfeed roller adaptedto feedleather over thesupportingy Wheel and against the cuttingijdisk', and ineans including a pivotypin,V and aislot anda bolt permitting tilting of the v cutting disk and for securing the same in tilted positronB v 21; InL a skivingrnachine having a framel `With Va vertically movable supporting Wheel and a feed` roller rotatable therein, aV pin in the frame, afbearing support-niountedon the pinand swingable parallelito the axis of the supportingvvheel independently ofthe Inove rment "off the supporting Wheel, means for s securing the f, bearing support 4in selectedipositions, 'a bearing secured tothe support, a spindle in the-bearing, acutting disk o n the spindle, and rneans for rotatingthe spindle.

22. In a skiving machine having a frame` Y fixed on the spindle and abutting the guard bearing, and anadjusting screw rotatable in the guard bearing andengaging the spindle bearing whereby the cutting disk may be moved toward and from the supporting wheel.

28. A machine for skiving leather including a frame, a skiving tool operably mounted in the frame, a supportingk wheel rotatable adjacent the skiving tool, a feed roller above the supporting Wheel, said roller and wheel being so related to each other and to the tool as to beadapted to feed leather over the Wheel to the tool, and meansfor moving the wheel to bring leather placed thereon into contact with the feeding roller, said wheel and roller being both axially adjustable transversely of the cutting position of the skiving tool.

24. A machine for skiving leather including a frame, a skiving tool operably mounted .in the frame, a supporting wheel rotatable adjacent the skiving tool, a feed roller above the'supporting wheel, said roller and wheel being so related to each other and to the tool as to be adapted to feed leather over the wheel to the tool, a pedal operated cam and ahousing for the cam, and a supporting stem for the wheel Vextending into 'the housing and resting on the surface of the cam for moving the wheel vertically to and from said roller. v

25. In a machine for skiving leather having a skiving tool, a supporting Wheel and a roller adapted tobe brought into Contact with the leather for feeding the same to said skiving tool, .the elements being so mounted as to provide open spaces on both sides of the Wheel adjacent to and under the skivingV tool whereby the leather may be turned on the supporting wheel at the will of the operator.

26. In a machine for skiving leather having a skiving tool, a supporting wheel and `a Vroller adapted to be brought into contact vwith the leather for feeding the-same to said skiving tool, the elements being soA mounted as to provide open spaces entirely around the front, sides and back of the supporting wheel adjacent and beneath the plane inV which the leather is fed betweenthe supporting Wheel and the roller. 7

27. In a machine of the character described a skiving tool, a supporting wheel and a feed roller cooperating therewith to feed leather to said tool, a guiding abutment associated with said wheel, said roller being so constructed as to force the edge of the leather :nier againsty said abutment during the feeding operation of said roller and a foot positioned adjacent the Wheel.

28. In a machine of the character described, a skiving tool, a supporting wheel and a roller for feeding leather to said tool,

and a foot adjacent said Wheel positioned so that an aperture in the leather, the edges of which are being skived may be hooked over said foot.

29. In a machine of the character kdescribed, a skiving tool, a supporting wheel and a roller for feeding leather to said tool, a foot adjacent'said wheel positioned so that an aperture in the leather, the edges of which are being skived may be hooked over said foot, and an abutment adjacent said wheelfor guiding the leather, said roller being constructed as to its periphery to force the edge Y of the leather against said abutment.

30. Ay machine for skiving the edges of apertures in leather, including a skivingtool,` means for feeding 'leather to said tool, a guide for-limiting lateral movement of the said leatherwhile being so fed, means for forcing the leather against ksaid guide while being fed, and means to limit the feeding of the leather toward the skiving tool beyond the ends of the edges of the apertures.

31. A machine for skiving the edges Lof apertures in leather, including a skiving tool, means for feeding leather to said tool, a guide for limiting lateral movement ofthe said leather while being so fed, means for forcing the leather against said guide while being fed, and means to limit .the feeding of the leather toward the skiving tool beyond the ends of the edges of the apertures, the machine being provided-With a clear open space around the feeding means in the region immediately below the skiving tool.

name to this specification.

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